From:	"Stefan Viljoen" <rylan AT intekom DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: DJGPP 3D Acceleration?
Date:	Mon, 5 Jul 1999 19:42:41 +0300
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<microwerx AT hotmail DOT com> wrote in message news:7lornn$60j$1 AT nnrp1 DOT deja DOT com...
> Hi, I'm Microwerx.
>
> I'm just writing to see if anyone knows if there is 3D acceleration
> support for DJGPP, like Glide, or something.
> Also if you know about libs or work being done for the following 3D
> cards?
> I'm going to start to write a 3D engine with DJGPP and I'd like to have
> hardware acceleration.

Hi all!

I know that DirectX probably supports accelleration on the cards Microwerx
mentioned - I have long since wondered about that - can somebody tell me
exactly HOW do they do it? I am interested in 3D accelleration in protected
mode DOS programming too, but as far as I can ascertain manufacturers only
support DirectX drivers for their cards - Windoze...

So how does it work? Do they do outports() or such like to certain ports on
the card? Memory DMA blocks like with sound programming? Or what?

Fanx - please reply in the group I would like to get lots of opions.

Fanx!


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